Leicester East

General Election 2015

Candidates

Vaz, Keith

Labour

Devani, Kishan

Conservative

The sitting MP Keith Vaz is standing for re-election.

This page shows how the sitting MP has voted on four issues since first being elected.

This reflects only votes which, in our view, are key indicators of the commitment of MPs on these issues. Selected Early Day Motions which your MP has supported are also listed at the bottom of this page (please scroll down).

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Keith Vaz’s record on key votes:

On abortion has voted:

11 times with the pro-life lobby

16 times has either been absent or abstained

Twice with the anti-life lobby

On protection of the human embryo has voted:

8 times with the pro-life lobby

14 times has either been absent or abstained

Never with the anti-life lobby

On euthanasia has voted:

Once with the pro-life lobby

7 times has either been absent or abstained

Twice with the not pro-life lobby

On ‘same-sex marriage’ has voted:

Never with the lobby defending traditional marriage

6 times has either been absent or abstained

Twice with the lobby redefining marriage in law

Keith Vaz signed Early Day Motions on the following subjects:

936 (2013)

which called for the sex of unborn babies to be recorded to monitor abortions for gender.

1290 (2011)

which applauded the work of the HFEA with misleading statements about its work.